Our previous clients include:

Retail - Books

Issue

• This leading UK retailer was seeking to make a step change improvement in their high street store supply chain, following an earlier strategic review of the business.
• Currently the ~330 stores each made their own supply chain arrangements direct with publishers, distributors and wholesalers.

Solution

• The following range of support was offered to the Supply Chain Director:

• authoring the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) and the operational / functional aspects of the contract
• bid evaluation from a technical / functional point of view
• bid process management management of the due diligence process (for the bidders)
• supporting the supply chain director in negotiations
• training / on-boarding of the contract management team
• set up of a programme office / programme management function
• programme management of various supply chain related projects across the business as the out-sourcing progressed

Benefits

• A successful out-sourcing in the timeframes specified by the client